Site visitor Cheryl Harmon
Bills has provided the additional family history information below in the
form of two small articles. Any questions or comments concerning this family
history should be sent directly to
Cheryl Harmon Bills.

I knew my 3-great-grandfather, Alpheus HARMON, had to be in Erie County,
Pennsylvania in 1820, but he just wasn't listed on the census although
his brothers were.

I decided to go through the census one more time name by name and say
each name aloud. I came to one entry Elfyus ARMAN and although my eye
wanted to skip over it, saying the name aloud made ALL the difference!

There he was -- just a few doors away from his brother and of his future
wife's father, Charles VAUN. No wonder I could not find him in the
index! Yet, he was exactly where I knew he had to be!